The elections of fall 2010 are over, and the new members of Congress have been in their seats since January. However, it still appears that there are openly hostile relations between various members of Congress and the two political parties as a whole. This comes at the expense of the great citizens of this fine nation, above and beyond merely voting for those who will make all of the decisions, which is very little power indeed.
We must remember that a functional democracy, at least in the USA, must invite everyone to join in the process of domestic governmental decision-making, direct democracy. This kind of governmental evolution would end, or at least substantially impede, the bureaucratic paralysis and voter anger-apathy that has been present in our society for the past few decades.
High-level politicians must remember that an elected and divided government whose members are constantly bickering amongst themselves, while ignoring the will of the people, cannot forever last.
Ray Gattavara
Auburn, Wash.